Muslim women divorce

South AsiaPakistan In a move devised to work in favor of women's rights to divorce, the council is drafting a new marriage document; critics say it is not enough By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid November 16, 2018 2:43 PM (UTC+8) Share Tweet Linkedin Print Email Share 0 Comment 0 Pakistan’s Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) is drafting a revised marriage document to give Muslim women the right to a divorce. The move, a part of the religious body’s efforts to update marriage documentation, could give brides the same legal rights to divorce as the groom at the time of the wedding. While women technically have the legal right to divorce in the existing nikahnama (Islamic marriage document), the granting of that right depends on the groom ‘conceding’ that right. However, the nikahkhwan (cleric performing the marriage ceremony) rarely informs the bride or her family of this. The dailyReport Must-reads from across Asia - directly to your inbox “[As … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s Islamic council working on women’s right to divorce

NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday (Sep 19) prescribed arrests and jail terms for offenders in a campaign to stamp out instant Muslim divorce, or "triple talaq", as Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks to woo women voters of the South Asian nation's minority community.The Supreme Court in August last year outlawed the practice that had allowed Muslim men to divorce their wives by simply saying the word "talaq", or "divorce" in Arabic, three times.Wednesday's move comes months ahead of general elections next year at which Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) needs to broaden its support beyond its core Hindu base.India's cabinet approved a decree making the procedure a punishable offense, as the government had struggled to pass the law in the face of opposition in parliament, even though the practice persists, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said."The instance of triple talaq has continued unabated," Prasad told a news briefing, adding that the government had recorded 201 such divorces … [Read more...] about India prescribes punishments in bid to stamp out instant Muslim divorce

NEW DELHI: India's cabinet has approved an executive order to make instant divorce among Muslims, a procedure called "triple talaq", a punishable offence, a government minister said on Wednesday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks to woo Muslim women voters.The Supreme Court outlawed the practice last year, but Modi's government wants to make it a non-bailable offence carrying a jail term of up to three years, following protests by Muslim women.Federal Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told a news conference the cabinet approved the decree because the practice persisted despite the court decision.In August last year, the Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional a law that allowed Muslim men to divorce their wives simply by uttering the word "talaq", or "divorce" in Arabic, three times.The government has been trying to pass legislation to "explicitly ban" the procedure. In an Independence Day speech last month Modi said he would "not stop till they get justice," referring to the … [Read more...] about India steps closer to making instant Muslim divorce a punishable offence

MANILA - Although her husband nearly killed her, Krista Dador cannot get a divorce as the Philippines is one of only 2 states – along with the Vatican - without a divorce law. The prohibitive cost of an annulment means that Dador, who has received no financial support from her husband since they separated 8 years ago, is looking to work as a maid in the Middle East, leaving their 2 children behind with her mother. "Sometimes I want to end it all," said the 28-year-old, who makes a living washing neighbors' laundry in a squalid part of Quezon City, the Southeast Asian country's most populous city. "This is a risk I'm taking. I want my children to be in school because I was not - and because I want to earn money to pay for my annulment." The Philippines took a step toward making divorce legal in March with the lower house of Congress passing a law allowing people to dissolve marriages, in the face of opposition from the president and bishops in the mainly Roman Catholic … [Read more...] about News
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KUALA LUMPUR: Cases involving marriages and divorces can be resolved up to four times faster following the establishment of the Marriage, Hadhanah and Nafkah Special Court. Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom said the setting up of the special court at the Federal Territory Syariah Court here was the first in the country and would come into effect immediately. "Normally, cases of divorces, hadhanah (child custody) and nafkah (maintenance or allowance paid to a man's separated wife) takes quite long to settle, and this affects the family members and those around them. "We hope by the setting up of this special court, cases can be solved faster, and many other states also follow suit to set up one of their own," he told reporters after launching the special court, here, yesterday. Jamil said feedback was obtained from Syariah law experts as well as experts from the judicial sector before the court was formulated. He added that there was no need for … [Read more...] about Special court to speed up marriages, divorces for Muslims